"They should have had a visa last week and now they are denied", Kareem said.

Almontaser told Vocativ that the idea for the bodega strike came about on Sunday, two days after Trump signed the executive order that led to chaos and protests at airports across the country.

A Muslim prayer service and rally for Yemeni Americans is also scheduled for this evening in Brooklyn. "We have to go out and let the people know that this is not acceptable", he said. Some have relatives applying for U.S. residency, whose visa applications are now on hold.